Kaitlin Lounsberry

Kaitlin Lounsberry graduated magna cum laude from Columbia College Chicago with a BA in Journalism and a minor in Fiction Writing. She also earned her MA in Writing and Publishing from DePaul University with distinction. While working towards her master’s, Kaitlin was a managing editor for The Garica Boy, published through Big Shoulders Book. She has bylines in The State Journal-Register, The Columbia Chronicle, Pop’Stache, and Chicago Talks. Kaitlin is currently working on revising her first novel, watching as many new (and old) movies as she can, trying out new recipes, thinking about her next trip to New Orleans, and rewatching RuPaul’s Drag Race. 

At Brink and F(r)iction, Kaitlin leads the Publishing Internship Program, manages frictionlit.org, serves as a senior editor, and copyedits/proofreads upcoming F(r)iction issues.